BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1990*

No.-Album-Artist-Label
  1 JANET JACKSON'S RHYTHM NATION 1814-JANET JACKSON-A&M
  2 ...BUT SERIOUSLY-PHIL COLLINS-Atlantic
  3 SOUL PROVIDER-MICHAEL BOLTON-Columbia
  4 PUMP-AEROSMITH-Geffen
  5 PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM-M.C. HAMMER-Capitol
  6 FOREVER YOUR GIRL-PAULA ABDUL-Virgin
  7 DR. FEELGOOD-MOTLEY CRUE-Elektra
  8 THE END OF THE INNOCENCE-Don Henley-Geffen
  9 COSMIC THING-B52s-Reprise
 10 STORM FRONT-Billy Joel-Columbia
 11 Girl You Know It's True-Milli Vanilli-Arista
 12 Poison-Bell Biv DeVoe-MCA
 13 Hangin' Tough-New Kids On The Block-Columbia
 14 Cry Like A Rainstorm,Howl Like The Wind-Linda Ronstadt-Elektra
 15 Wilson Phillips-Wilson Phillips-SBK
 16 Nick Of Time-Bonnie Raitt-Capitol
 17 Violator-Depeche Mode-Sire
 18 Pretty Woman Soundtrack-EMI
 19 I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got-Sinead O'Connor-Enigma
 20 Can't Fight Fate-Taylor Dayne-Arista
 21 Tender Lover-Babyface-Solar
 22 Full Moon Fever-Tom Petty-MCA
 23 Stick It To Ya-Slaughter-Chrysalis
 24 Journeyman-Eric Clapton-Duck
 25 Stone Cold Rhymin'-Young M.C.-Delicious Vinyl
 26 Brigade-Heart-Capitol
 27 Cuts Both Ways-Gloria Estefan-Epic
 28 Affection-Lisa Stansfield-Arista
 29 Johnny Gill-Johnny Gill-Motown
 30 As Nasty As They Want To Be-The 2 Live Crew-Luke
 31 Back On The Block-Quincy Jones-Qwest
 32 Mariah Carey-Mariah Carey-Columbia
 33 Pump Up The Jam:The Album-Technotronic-SBK
 34 Step By Step-New Kids On The Block-Columbia
 35 Live-Kenny G-Arista
 36 New Kids On The Block-New Kids On The Block-Columbia
 37 Repeat Offender-Richard Marx-EMI
 38 Skid Row-Skid Row-Atlantic
 39 Alanah Myles-Alanah Myles-Atlantic
 40 The Best Of Luther Vandross:The Best Of Love-Luther Vandross-Epic
 41 The Real Thing-Faith No More-Slash
 42 I'm Breathless-Madonna-Sire
 43 Heart Of Stone-Cher-Geffen
 44 Slip Of The Tongue-Whitesnake-Geffen
 45 Look Sharp-Roxette-EMI
 46 Dance!...Ya Know It-Bobby Brown-MCA
 47 I'll Give All My Love To You-Keith Sweat-Vintertainment
 48 Keep On Movin'-Soul//Soul-Virgin
 49 Charmed Life-Billy Idol-Chrysalis
 50 Steel Wheels-Rolling Stones-Columbia
 51 Flesh & Blood-Poison-Enigma
 52 Killin' Time-Clint Black-RCA
 53 Born To Sing-En Vogue-Atlantic
 54 Shut Up And Dance-Paula Abdul-Virgin
 55 The Little Mermaid-Soundtrack-Walt Disney
 56 Compositions-Anita Baker-Elektra
 57 Sex Packets-Digital Underground-Tommy Boy
 58 Pickin' On Nashville-Kentucky Headhunters-Mercury
 59 London Warsaw New York-Basia-Epic
 60 Fear Of A Black Planet-Public Enemy-Def Jam
 61 Bad English-Bad English-Epic
 62 Flying In A Blue Dream-Joe Satriani-Relativity
 63 Damn Yankees-Damn Yankees-WB
 64 After 7-After 7-Virgin
 65 Blaze Of Glory/Young Guns II-Bon Jovi-Mercury
 66 The Seeds Of Love-Tears For Fears-Fontana
 67 Blue Sky Mining-Midnight Oil-Columbia
 68 Trash-Alice Cooper-Epic
 69 Sleeping With The Past-Elton John-MCA
 70 The Great Radio Controversy-Tesla-Geffen
 71 Manic Nirvana-Robert Plant-Es Paranza
 72 Nothing Matters Without Love-Seduction-Vendetta
 73 Crossroads-Tracy Chapman-Elektra
 74 Beaches-Soundtrack-Atlantic
 75 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-Soundtrack-SBK
 76 After The Rain-Nelson-DGC
 77 March-Michael Penn-RCA
 78 Passion And Warfare-Steve Vai-Relativity
 79 Presto-Rush-Atlantic
 80 World Power-Snap!-Atista
 81 Downtown Train/Selections From Storyteller-Rod Stewart-WB
 82 Amerikkka's Most Wanted-Ice Cube-Priority
 83 Hell To Pay-Jeff Healey Band-Atista
 84 In The Heart Of The Young-Winger-Atlantic
 85 The Revival-Tony! Toni! Tone!-Wing
 86 Shake Your Money Maker-Black Crowes-Def American
 87 Michel'le-Michel'le-Ruthless
 88 Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich-Warrant-Columbia
 89 Brave And Crazy-Melissa Etheridge-Island
 90 Hot In The Shade-Mercury
 91 The Raw & The Cooked-Fine Young Cannibals-I.R.S.
 92 Big Tyme-Heavy D & The Boys-Uptown
 93 Smithereens II-Smithereens-Enigma
 94 Like A Prayer-Madonna-Sire
 95 A Night On The Town-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-CRCA
 96 Ghost-Soundtrack-Milan
 97 The Best Of Van Morrison-Van Morrison-Mercury
 98 Garth Brooks-Garth Brooks-Capitol
 99 Merry Christmas-New Kids On The Block-Columbia
100 Listen Without Prejudice-George Michael-Columbia

* As published in the December 22nd,1990 issue of Billboard Magazine.